Children in Community Events

Children participating in educational and community events, focusing on interactive learning and social engagement.

Tampa, Florida, USA. Primary school, children watch 'stranger Danger' training in classroom. NOT for use in the Netherlands.

Senior Leadership assigned to Army Support Activity Fort Dix handout bags for Red Ribbon Week Awareness on Oct 6, 2022 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign in response to the murder of Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique Kiki Camarena who was tortured and killed in Mexico in 1985. After his murder, parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs in America.

A group of children from the Malmstrom Child Development Center play with a worker Sept. 8, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. According to the CDC website, the toddler program is for children ages two years to three years. The staff is trained to guide children through the various stages of development when they are physically, emotionally and socially ready. The CDC provides care to children of active-duty military and DoD/NAF civilian personnel families. With limited amounts of childcare available in the state of Montana, the CDC is an essential service at Malmstrom AFB.

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Personnel at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., and their families participate in National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day to learn about recruit training, our local units, and visit on-base monuments, April 28, 2022.Training Center Cape May supports our Coast Guard children and acknowledge their strength, resiliency, and adaptability.

Tampa, Florida, USA. Primary school, children watch 'stranger Danger' training in classroom. NOT for use in the Netherlands.

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Svenja Schulze, Bundesministerin fuer wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, besucht das Saturn Makani Zentrum im Zaatari Fluechtlingscamp, Zaatari, 06.11.2023

Laila Ireland, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District records and information management specialist and volunteer, demonstrates a franken-worms’ experiment for first-grade students of Humphreys Central Elementary School, during a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) event, May 24.

A volunteer from the Wiesbaden military community reads a story to children at Aukumn Elementary Schools Read Across America event March 10, 2023, in Wiesbaden, Hessen, DE. Each group of students included children from every grade at the school.

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Colonel Johnny Casiano, Aberdeen Proving Ground garrison commander, reads The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds to military children during the APG Tell Me A Story® (TMAS) event at the APG Youth Center, here, March 30, 2023. APG families were invited to share in a time of reading and fun activities including STEM, reading, spiritual and education resources, military family life and more.

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Bronx, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2013 FEMA for Kids Community Relationship specialist Gia Galeano reads to students for the Reading Our Hearts Out Celebration at P.S. 96 in the Bronx, New York. FEMA for Kids is a program that is designed to educate children in disaster preparedness and the recovery process. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Patricia Montes Barron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, center, and Erika R. Slaton, director, Military Community Support Programs, far right, visit a Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston School Age Program July 12, 2022. During their two-day immersive tour with JBSA Force Support Squadrons, they visited multiple locations to learn about resiliency building efforts across the countrys largest joint base.

U.S. Army Soldiers with Able Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, teach Cub Scouts how to properly fold the American Flag in a military funeral ceremony at Conlon Hall, Bergen Field, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. Teaching the flag folding ceremony to the Cub Scouts of America is believed to teach the youth of Bergenfield the history and traditions involved in rendering honors at a funeral. Army National Guard

Sandy King, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service, Sean Barnes, Michael Cornado and Elias Jones students from Ms. Richardsons first grade class at Maryland City Elementary School in Laurel, Maryland learn to separate certain food so they do mot contaminate the other Thu, May 5, 2011.

FEMA For Kids in Owego NY. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bronx, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2013 Students in the Bronx, New York, take part in learning about natural disasters and preparedness during a FEMA For Kids presentation at MARC Academy and Family Center. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Eliud Echevarria /FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The local chapter of the Red Cross visited James D. Price Elementary School to each students about the importance of being prepared in the case of an emergency. Students in kindergarten through second grade received a booklet called "Prepare with Pedro the Penguin" to help explain the topic in a fun way they could understand.

U.S. Army Soldiers with Able Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, teach Cub Scouts how to properly fold the American Flag in a military funeral ceremony at Conlon Hall, Bergen Field, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. Teaching the flag folding ceremony to the Cub Scouts of America is believed to teach the youth of Bergenfield the history and traditions involved in rendering honors at a funeral. Army National Guard

Leon Hughes, a fire protection specialist with Quantico Fire and Emergency Services, reads a book to children at the Child Development Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2022. The MCB Quantico Fire and Emergency Services fostered community relations while promoting fire safety to the younger generation.

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NASAs SpaceX Crew-2 NASA astronaut Megan McArthur speaks to students during a visit to Arlington Science Focus Elementary School, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (Sept. 13, 2012) Children at the Boys and Girls Club interact with a Talon robot controlled by Navy Diver 2nd Class Jamison Finch, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit (EODESU) 2, during the Navy's commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812. The celebration coincides with Buffalo Navy Week, one of 15 signature events planned across America in 2012. The weeklong event commemorates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, hosting service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy.

Sparky the fire dog, the official mascot of the Nation Fire Protection Association greets children from the Child Development Center during the Fire Prevention Week tour at the CDC on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 13, 2022. Throughout the week the Keesler Fire Department conducted random fire drills, toured various facilities with Sparky the fire dog, passed out fire safety information and fire hats for children.

The Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy, organized a fire evacuation drill at the Camp Darby elementary and middle school to promote the fire prevention week. Sparky, the firedog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, meets with the children. The children ask questions after a briefing, left, Charlotte Koller, their teacher. Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022.

Bronx, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2013 FEMA for Kids Community Relations specialist Patricia Greenlee reads to students for the Reading Our Hearts Out Celebration at P.S. 96 in the Bronx, New York. FEMA for Kids is a program that is designed to educate children in disaster preparedness and the recovery process. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sydney Gunn, a crew chief assigned to the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, assists a child during a game of bingo at the New Life Village campus in Tampa, Florida, May 29, 2022. This month, 10 service members, assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, joined the fun, celebrating with party games, a pinata and cake.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 6, 2024) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Jewel McLennon, from Mount Vernon, New York, gives a child a sticker during a childrens holiday party at the Purdy Fitness Center onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 6. The U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), First Class Petty Officers Association hosted the annual childrens holiday party for Reagan Sailors and their families after returning from deployment. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Reportage on intergenerational projects set up in a kindergarten and crèche in Switzerland. In both establishments, volunteer retirees take part in the days organization by participating in the activities.

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Spc. Luciana Henry, A Co., 209th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), provides some colorful commentary to her class as she reads a Christmas book to students at Kipapa Elementary School, in Mililani, Hawaii, Dec. 4. The 209th ASB is in participation with Kipapa Elementary School as a partnership to help maintain strong ties between the military and local communities.

Staff Sgt. Marisa Puente, 4th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron community health element NCO-in-charge of communicable diseases, checks children's hands for glow lotion after washing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Nov. 16, 2022. The initiative gave children a chance to understand how to thoroughly wash their hands.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jacob Bridges, from the 121st Air Refueling Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, is promoted to Chief Master Sgt. at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, April 24, 2022. Bridges was joined by fellow Airmen and family members for his promotion ceremony.

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Bronx, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2013 FEMA for Kids Community Relations Specialist Patricia Greenlee reads to students for the Reading Our Hearts Out Celebration at P.S. 96 in the Bronx, New York. FEMA for Kids is a program that is designed to educate children in disaster preparedness and the recovery process. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Parents clap for students as they enter Lakenheath Elementary School during a Flood the Walk event in support of Month of the Military Child at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 14, 2022. April is designated as the Month of the Military Child by the Department of Defense Education Activity and was established to underscore the important role children play in the Armed Forces community.

NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor speaks about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) at Excel Academy Public Charter School, Monday, June 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Auñón-Chancellor spent 197 days living and working onboard the ISS and contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science, and Earth science while there. She is also a doctor and started her career with NASA as a flight surgeon in 2006.

Students at Murray Elementary School pose during a back-to-school celebration at Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 4, 2022.This event was hosted to welcome students back on their first day of school following summer break.

Mrs. Dianne Loh, center, spouse of U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director, Air National Guard, sits and talks with children attending the Idaho National Guards drill weekend day youth camp at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Aug. 20, 2022. The camp is part of the 4-H Air Force Youth Camping Program which provides a weekend day camp that children can attend, participating in activities that include art, STEM, and healthy living topics.

Denise D. Gartner, principal of Clear View Elementary School, gives a speech during the Adopt-a-School ceremony on Feb. 5, 2024 at Clear View Elementary School in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The Adopt-a-School program gives a military unit the ability to support local schools by assisting with field trips, family nights, Month of the Military Child and other special events. Marine Corps

220927-N-DM318-1042 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Oct. 12, 2022) Children listen as a Sailor assigned to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi reads a story during a community relations event held at Terao Elementary school in Ayase, Japan. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific, Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW) 5, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and 23 other tenant commands, and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

120425-N-BK435-029 SANTA RITA, Guam (April 25, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Tarrant, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, and children look at The Napping House” by Audrey and Don Wood at the Morale Welfare and Recreation Library during story time at Naval Base Guam. Story time is a volunteer program where service members read to children at the MWR Library every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Volunteers with the Porter Youth Center Youth Sponsorship Program make welcome bags for youths who are new to the community, Ord Military Community, Calif., Sept. 1.

Preschool demonstration of how to make butter,using several senses. (model released)

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Julianna Anderson (4) solves a puzzle using chromatography - a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components - during the Aberdeen Proving Ground Tell Me A Story® (TMAS) event at the APG Youth Center, here, March 30, 2023. Anderson is one of a dozen children who turned out for the event to learn about reading, STEM, and more. Anderson is the daughter of APG employee Jacquelyn Amato, CECOM ILSC - Security Assistance Management (SAMD).

Fort Bragg Garrison Commander, Col. John Wilcox, reads Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn during the 25th Anniversary of Throckmorton Library on Fort Bragg, N.C., 28 Sep. 2022. Throckmorton Library holds many events for Soldiers and their Families.

Fort Bragg Garrison Commander, Col. John Wilcox, reads Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn during the 25th Anniversary of Throckmorton Library on Fort Bragg, N.C., 28 Sep. 2022. Throckmorton Library holds many events for Soldiers and their Families. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Ramos 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)

Liz Berry Gips, wife of U.S. Ambassador to the South Africa Donald H. Gips, interacts with children during her visit to Mapetla Day Care Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 10, 2010.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Julie Thongrattana, a hospital corpsman with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group, shares a newspaper with a student during a volunteer event at Suginoki Preschool, Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 29, 2022. Suginoki Preschool has been partnering with Marines stationed on Camp Hansen for over 10 years sharing language and culture within the community. This event has not been held in several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

110713-N-NT881-125ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 13, 2011) Seaman Apprentice Chris Donahue, assigned to Navy Operation Support Center Rochester, reads to children at the Cameron Community Ministries during a Rochester Navy Week 2011 event. Rochester Navy Week is one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. Navy Weeks are intended to showcase Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.

Brick, New Jersey, Amber Bates, 10, does her homework with her mother, Jeanette Bates, after eating dinner at Operation Food Relief, where volunteers serve meals to victims of Hurricane Sandy. The two lost everything in the storm.

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FEMA For Kids Lime Kiln Elementary Suffern, NY. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Fort Drum family members enjoy a cooking class on healthy snacks, with a Flag Day theme, June 14 at the Enrichment Center. With instruction and guidance from Fort Drum Family Advocacy Program educators, the class was hosted by the New Parent Support Program and invited parents and children, ages, 18 months to three, to prepare and taste some healthy snacks together. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

Gineilly Jireh Hernandez hugs Chelsea Billings, Hanscom Primary School Kindergarten assistant, during a meet and greet event with teachers from the primary and middle schools at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 1, while Gineillys mother, Gineish Otero, looks on. The Hanscom AFB campus consists of two schools, a primary school for students in kindergarten through third grade and a middle school for students in fourth through eighth grade. Both schools are provided and supported entirely by the Department of Defense Education Activity and are operated as part of the Lincoln Public School system.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, left, and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli answer questions about their time onboard the International Space Station during expeditions 52/53, Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Washington School for Girls in Washington.

U.S. Army Soldiers with Able Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, teach Cub Scouts how to properly fold the American Flag in a military funeral ceremony at Conlon Hall, Bergen Field, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. Teaching the flag folding ceremony to the Cub Scouts of America is believed to teach the youth of Bergenfield the history and traditions involved in rendering honors at a funeral. Army National Guard

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Leigh Fox, school counselor, welcomes back the students at Sollars Elementary School Mar. 21. Base schools are back in session with all bus routes running and classes starting at the normal times. Students have been out since the school lost power after the earthquake that shook the northern coast of Japan Mar. 11.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vicky Gil, 91st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, speaks with students at Antilles High School in Guanynabo, Puerto Rico, Feb. 12, 2024. Members from MacDill Air Force Bases Aviation Inspiration Mentorship (AIM) team traveled to Puerto Rico to meet with local schools in the community to enhance their understanding of aviation careers within the Air Force. Air Force

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Enthralled students in a classroom at Oscar Patterson Elementary Magnet School in Panama City, Fla., listen to astronaut Sam Durrance as he shares stories of his experiences as an astronaut. Durrance joined Center Director Jim Kennedy, who is visiting Florida and Georgia NASA Explorer Schools to share Americas new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Kennedy is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, right, and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, left, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during expeditions 52/53, Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Washington School for Girls in Washington.

Jessica Brathwaite, Joint Base Langley-Eustis family childcare provider, helps a child in her care decide on paint choices during an art activity in her home near JBLE, Virginia, Mar. 13, 2023. FCC providers are licensed by the Air Force and undergo screening and additional training in order to provide quality childcare services.

Tech. Sgt. Katsiaryna Durant, 66th Medical Squadron Dental Clinical chief of preventive dentistry, andMr. Toothy visit children at the primary school at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Feb 14. The childrenparticipated in games and activities to promote better dental care and to observe National ChildrensDental Health Month.

Personnel at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., and their families participate in National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day to learn about recruit training, our local units, and visit on-base monuments, April 28, 2022.Training Center Cape May supports our Coast Guard children and acknowledge their strength, resiliency, and adaptability.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mariah Vachon, 81st Force Support Squadron personnel technician, assists Alaina Zimmer, daughter of U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Aviation Electronics Technician Robert Zimmer, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler instructor, with an art project inside the youth center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 7, 2022. The event was held in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.

120427-N-UA460-146PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (April 27, 2012) Fire Control Technician 1st Class Joseph Nardi signs an autograph for fifth-grader Harlan Thomas during a visit to Harbordale Elementary School. Fourteen Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700) visited the school as part of Fleet Week Port Everglades 2012. Four U.S. Navy ships, a submarine and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter are participating in Fleet Week Port Everglades 2012, an event designed to show the investment Americans have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.

TUCSON, Arizona (Feb. 17, 2020) Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Christopher Thompson reads a book to children at Erickson Elementary School during Tucson Navy Week. The Navy Office of Community Outreach uses the Navy Week program to bring Navy Sailors, equipment and displays to approximately 11 American cities each year for a week-long schedule of outreach engagements.

The Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy, organized a fire evacuation drill at the Camp Darby elementary and middle school to promote the fire prevention week. Sparky, the firedog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, meets with the children. From left, Luciano Lazzeri Fire Inspector, Marco Otelli, firefighter and Matthew Dambacher, Battalion Chief, assigned to Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy, answer to the children's questions after a briefing. Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022.

Lorenzo Martinez (2) smiles after receiving a free book from the Aberdeen Proving Ground Religious Support Offices booth during the APG Tell Me A Story® (TMAS) event at the APG Youth Center, here, March 30, 2023. Martinez is one of a dozen children who turned out for the event to learn about reading, STEM, and more. Martinez is the son of APG Soldier Sgt. Antonio Martinez, Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen.

Students at Aliamanu Middle School participate in a simulated underwater recovery scenario during a DPAA visit to Aliamanu Middle School, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 16, 2024. The agency participated in its second Student Summit Career Day to engage with the local community and educate students on identification and recovery operations. Forensic anthropologists, underwater and terrestrial archaeologists and isotope preparation scientists led students through simulated hands-on techniques and briefs to share more about the agencys mission. Army

Emily Liston, Tanganyika Wildlife Park educator, shows a bearded dragon named Creeper to children in the School Age Program, July 25, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Members from Tanganyika Wildlife Park brought different mammals and reptiles for the children to see, learn and ask questionsabout.

First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden and Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visit Fort Drum, NY, January 30, 2023. Dr. Biden's visit was geared toward making on post living better for Soldiers and their families.

Astoria, N.Y., April 24, 2014 FEMA Corps' team "Tundra 1" members, Nathan Krekelberg and team leader Chip Hennessy, show students what items families should include in an emergency preparedness kit. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Keyana Gales-Cook, daughter of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Herbert Wells, Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, and Emma Smiley, daughter of U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Smiley, 335th Training Squadron director of operations, reads the Month of the Military Child Proclamation during a pep rally inside the Youth Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 7, 2023. The event was held in celebration of the Month of the Military Child, which is recognized throughout the month of April.

Yokosuka, Japan (Dec. 6 2022) - A group of elementary school students from Sullivan Elementary School onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka visited the military post office to make sure they mail their letters to Santa. When the first grade students arrived, they were greeted by NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Sailors and given a lesson on how letters and packages travel to the post office from anywhere in the world and into their parent's mailboxes. With the holiday season in full swing, the young students were able to witness firsthand the massive amount of mail that passes through the post office with many packages headed for final destinations under someone's Christmas tree. A surprise visitor from the North Pole dressed all in red also dropped in to say hi to the students and handed out candy canes. At the end of the tour, the students were able to stamp their own envelopes.

Michael Rhodes, the director of the School Age Care center, and Shinichi Shishido, a youth cultural specialist with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Marine and Family Programs Division, present the winning drawings in a school-wide art contest at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 5, 2022. The contest is held annually by the Yamaguchi Trucking Association to showcase students favorite truck drawings in grades kindergarten through 2nd grade. This year, the ceremony was held by the School Age Care center, which offers a variety of group and individual activities such as before-and after-school childcare and summer camp programs for children ages 5-12.

FEMA For Kids Lime Kiln Elementary Suffern, NY. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Two young boys dance as Lisa Tuzel, 633d Force Support Squadron library technician, sings during Native American Heritage month Story Time with Kids hosted by the Bateman Library at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. Dance is a form of expression that many Native American cultures use as a form of prayer, community interaction, introductions, storytelling and courtships.

Members of the 101st Air Refueling Wing hosted a tour for kids from the Maine Summer Transportation Institute July 21st, 2022, Bangor, Me. The MSTI creates awareness and stimulates interest in students to take full advantage of the opportunities that exist in the transportation industry.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

Staff Sgt. Brianna Decker, a military police Soldier with U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, demonstrates handcuffs to a Hohenfels Elementary School student as part of Job Shadow Day Sept. 29, 2022.

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A student from Himawari School Age Care moves the controls on an F-15 flight control trainer on Kadena Air Base, Japan, August 12, 2022. Students were able to experience how trainers teach rigging on flight controls.

Teenagers (15-17) and children (5-7) (11-13) holding cutouts

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sharon Queenie, a surveillance technician with the 176th Air Defense Squadron, speaks to students from her hometown of St. Marys, Alaska, during a recruiting initiative in partnership with the Association of Village Council Presidents at the Andreafski High School, March 31, 2023. The AVCP recently partnered with the Alaska National Guard to provide recruiting information and resources through their Tribal Job Centers. The initiative kicked off in St. Marys with presentations from AVCP and AKNG at the Andreafski High School where representatives interacted with students, parents, teachers, and community members. AVCP provides community development, education, social services, culturally relevant programs, and advocacy for the people and 56 tribes of Western Alaska.

First Lady Jill Biden waves at second grade students who are attending class virtually Monday, March 15, 2021, during her tour at the Samuel Smith Elementary School in Burlington, New Jersey.

Community members enjoy a variety of activities inside the Fort Drum Family Resource Center on Dec. 2, during the Theres Snow Place Like Home event. Hosted by the Relocation Readiness Program, attendees enjoyed making holiday crafts, learned simple snack ideas and spent time getting to know other Fort Drum families. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover talks with school students in person and via live stream during an educational event, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. Glover most recently served as pilot and second-in-command on the Crew-1 SpaceX Crew Dragon, named Resilience, which landed after a long duration mission aboard the International Space Station, May 2, 2021.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 visits Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei speak with students during their visit to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington.

Master Sgt. Bryan Jones, 729th Air Control Squadron, reads to students at Hill Field Elementary School during a Heroes Reading event, April 22, 2022. The Heroes Reading program is an annual event conducted by the Hill AFB School Liaison office in partnership with local elementary schools. The event is held each spring in conjuction with April's Month of the Military Child. This year marks a relaunch of the program after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the month, Airmen volunteers will visit three schools and read to more than 1,400 students.

Cedric Reygaerts, fire inspector assigned to the Directorate of Emergency Services, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, demonstrates his heat reflective helmet to children from a Belgian elementary school, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 13, 2022. Schoolchildren visited the 424th Air Base Squadron Fire Station for fire prevention week.

NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor speaks about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) at Excel Academy Public Charter School, Monday, June 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Auñón-Chancellor spent 197 days living and working onboard the ISS and contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science, and Earth science while there. She is also a doctor and started her career with NASA as a flight surgeon in 2006.

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